The New York Mets Hall of Records:
Top Twenty Seasonal Marks, Pitching in Japan

1962-2023

The pitchers showcased here are presented on the basis of
their best Japanese single-season mark for Earned Run Average

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Kodai Senga
Best ERA in Japan
1.94 in 2022

Dicky Gonzalez
Best ERA in Japan
2.11 in 2009

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Best ERA in Japan
2.13 in 2006

GAMES

GAMES STARTED

COMPLETE GAMES

INNINGS PITCHED

WINS

LOSSES

75, Scott Atchison, 2009 Hanshin CL

66, Ryota Igarashi, 2003 Yakult CL

66, Ryota Igarashi, 2004 Yakult CL

64, Ryota Igarashi, 2002 Yakult CL

63, Ryota Igarashi, 2014 Fukuoka Softbank PL

56, Shingo Takatsu, 1993 Yakult CL

56, Ryota Igarashi, 2000 Yakult CL

56, Ryota Igarashi, 2009 Yakult CL

55, Jorge Sosa, 2013 Yokohama CL

54, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1994 Yakult CL

54, Ken Takahashi, 2006 Hiroshima CL

54, Ryota Igarashi, 2015 Fukuoka Softbank PL

53, Jorge Sosa, 2012 Chunichi CL

53, Michael Tonkin, 2018 Nippon Ham PL

52, Takashi Kashiwada, 1999 Yomiuri CL

52, Shingo Takatsu, 2001 Yakult CL

51, Shingo Takatsu, 1997 Yakult CL

51, Ryota Igarashi, 2013 Fukuoka Softbank PL

51, Kodai Senga, 2013 Softbank PL

50, Masato Yoshii, 1988 Osaka Kintetsu PL

50, Takashi Kashiwada, 2000 Yomiuri CL

50, Ken Takahashi, 2000 Hiroshima Toyo CL

32, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

32, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

29, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

29, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

29, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

28, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

28, Eric Hillman, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

28, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

28, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2006 Yakult CL

28, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hanshin CL

27, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

27, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

27, Satoru Komiyama, 1997 Chiba Lotte PL

27, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

27, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

27, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2000 Yakult CL

27, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2001 Yakult CL

27, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

27, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2007 Yakult CL

27, Hisanori Takahashi, 2007 Yomiuri CL

22, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

21, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

17, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

15, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

15, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

14, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

14, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

13, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2006 Seibu PL

12, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

11, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

10, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

10, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2004 Seibu PL

9, Satoru Komiyama, 1992 Chiba Lotte PL

9, Masato Yoshii, 1996 Yakult CL

8, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

7, Eric Hillman, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

7, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hansin CL

7, Masato Yoshii, 1995 Yakult CL

ten tied with 6

243.1, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

242.1, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

240.1, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

235.0, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

216.2, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

215.0, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

213.1, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

212.0, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

204.1, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

201.2, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

199.0, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hansin CL

197.1, Eric Hillman, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

196.1, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

194.0, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

187.2, Satoru Komiyama, 1997 Chiba Lotte PL

187.0, Satoru Komiyama, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

186.2, Hisanori Takahashi, 2007 Yomiuri CL

186.1, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2006 Seibu PL

183.0, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2000 Yakult CL

two tied with 180.1

18, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

18, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

17, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

17, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

17, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2006 Seibu PL

16, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 1999 Seibu PL

16, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

15, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

15, Dicky Gonzalez, 2009 Yomiuri CL

14, Terry Bross, 1995 Yakult CL

14, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

14, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

14, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2000 Seibu PL

14, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

14, Hisanori Takahashi, 2007 Yomiuri CL

14, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hanshin CL

five tied with 13

16, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

15, Satoru Komiyama, 1992 Chiba Lotte PL

15, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

14, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

14, Ken Takahashi, 2002 Hiroshima CL

13, Satoru Komiyama, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

13, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

13, Dicky Gonzalez, 2010 Yomiuri CL

12, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

12, Terry Bross, 1996 Yakult CL

12, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

12, Hisanori Takahashi, 2005 Yomiuri CL

11, Bob Gibson, 1988 Saitama Seibu PL

11, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

11, Satoru Komiyama, 2000 Yokohama CL

11, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2016 Hanshin CL

seven tied with 10

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Terry Bross
Best ERA in Japan
2.33 in 1995

Eric Hillman
Best ERA in Japan
2.40 in 1996

Satoru Komiyama
Best ERA in Japan
2.49 in 1997

WINNING PERCENTAGE

HITS

RUNS

EARNED RUNS

STRIKEOUTS

BASES ON BALLS

.882, Dicky Gonzalez, 2009 Yomiuri CL

.833, Masato Yoshii, 1988 Osaka Kintetsu PL

.800, Kodai Senga, 2016 Softbank PL

.778, Hisanori Takahashi, 2007 Yomiuri CL

.773, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2006 Seibu PL

.769, Kodai Senga, 2021 Softbank PL

.765, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1995 Yakult CL

.762, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 1999 Seibu PL

.737, Terry Bross, 1995 Yakult CL

.733, Satoru Komiyama, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

.733, Ryota Igarashi, 2000 Yakult CL

.714, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1997 Yakult CL

.714, Hisanori Takahashi, 2002 Yomiuri CL

.700, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

.696, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

.692, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

.692, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

.684, Masato Yoshii, 1997 Yakult CL

six tied with .667

224, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

219, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

201, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

197, Ken Takahashi, 2002 Hiroshima CL

193, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

192, Satoru Komiyama, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

187, Satoru Komiyama, 1992 Chiba Lotte PL

186, Eric Hillman, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

186, Satoru Komiyama, 1997 Chiba Lotte PL

184, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

183, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

179, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

177, Masato Yoshii, 1996 Yakult CL

177, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2006 Yakult CL

174, Ken Takahashi, 2003 Hiroshima CL

172, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

171, Hisanori Takahashi, 2005 Yomiuri CL

168, Hisanori Takahashi, 2007 Yomiuri CL

167, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

166, Satoru Komiyama, 2000 Yokohama CL

106, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

104, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

104, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

101, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

92, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

92, Ken Takahashi, 2002 Hiroshima CL

90, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

90, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2007 Yakult CL

89, Ken Takahashi, 2001 Hiroshima CL

88, Hisanori Takahashi, 2005 Yomiuri CL

87, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

86, Satoru Komiyama, 1992 Chiba Lotte PL

86, Satoru Komiyama, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

85, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2000 Seibu PL

83, Bob Gibson, 1988 Yakult CL

82, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2006 Yakult CL

80, Dicky Gonzalez, 2010 Yomiuri CL

79, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2014 Hanshin CL

three tied with 78

100, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

96, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

93, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

82, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

82, Ken Takahashi, 2001 Hiroshima CL

81, Hisanori Takahashi, 2005 Yomiuri CL

80, Satoru Komiyama, 1998 Chiba Lotte PL

78, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

78, Satoru Komiyama, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

78, Dicky Gonzalez, 2010 Yomiuri CL

77, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2007 Yakult CL

76, Bob Gibson, 1988 Yakult CL

76, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

76, Satoru Komiyama, 1992 Chiba Lotte PL

74, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2000 Seibu PL

74, Ken Takahashi, 2002 Hiroshima CL

72, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

71, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

71, Satoru Komiyama, 2000 Yokohama CL

70, Jason Jacome, 1999 Yakult CL

287, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

287, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

276, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

241, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

228, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

227, Kodai Senga, 2019 Softbank PL

226, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

221, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hansin CL

215, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

214, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

210, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2000 Yakult CL

200, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2006 Seibu PL

181, Kodai Senga, 2016 Softbank PL

176, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2016 Hanshin CL

173, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2001 Yakult CL

172, Shintaro Fujiuami, 2014 Hanshin CL

170, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2006 Yakult CL

169, Satoru Komiyama, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

163, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2007 Yakult CL

163. Kodai Senga, 2018 Softbank PL

148, Hideo Nomo, 1993 Osaka Kintetsu PL

128, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

117, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

117, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2001 Seibu PL

109, Hideo Nomo, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

105, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1998 Yakult CL

95, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2000 Seibu PL

87, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 1999 Seibu PL

86, Hideo Nomo, 1994 Osaka Kintetsu PL

82, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2001 Yakult CL

82, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hanshin CL

80, Satoru Komiyama, 1991 Lotte PL

77, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1994  Yakult CL

77, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1995 Yakult CL

75, Kodai Senga, 2019 Softbank PL

73, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2000 Yakult CL

71, Satoru Komiyama, 1993 Chiba Lotte PL

71, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1999 Yakult CL

70, Bob Gibson, 1988 Yakult CL

70, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2016 Hanshin CL

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Kazuhisa Ishii
Best ERA in Japan
2.61 in 2000

Hideo Nomo
Best ERA in Japan
2.66 in 1992

Hisanori Takahashi
Best ERA in Japan
2.75 in 2007

SHUTOUTS

SAVES

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

5, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

5, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2004 Seibu PL

4, Hideo Nomo, 1991 Osaka Kintetsu PL

4, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hanshin CL

3, Terry Bross, 1995 Yakult CL

3, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

3, Satoru Komiyama, 2000 Yokohama CL

3, Satoru Komiyama, 2001 Yokohama CL

3, Ken Takahashi, 2002 Hiroshima CL

3, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

twenty-one tied with 2

37 Shingo Takatsu, 2001 Yakult CL

37, Ryota Igarashi, 2004 Yakult CL

34, Shingo Takatsu, 2003 Yakult CL

32, Shingo Takatsu, 2002 Yakult CL

30, Shingo Takatsu, 1999 Yakult CL

29, Shingo Takatsu, 2000 Yakult CL

28, Shingo Takatsu, 2003 Yakult CL

24, Masato Yoshii, 1988 Osaka Kintetsu PL

21, Shingo Takatsu, 1996 Yakult CL

20, Masato Yoshii, 1989 Osaka Kintetsu PL

20, Shingo Takatsu, 1993 Yakult CL

19, Shingo Takatsu, 1994 Yakult CL

19, Jorge Sosa, 2013 Yokohama CL

15, Masato Yoshii, 1990 Osaka Kintetsu PL

15, Hisanori Takahashi, 2006 Yomiuri CL

13, Shingo Takatsu, 2006 Yakult CL

13, Shingo Takatsu, 2007 Yakult CL

12, Ryota Igarashi, 2013 Fukuoka Softbank PL

12, Michael Tonkin, 2018 Nippon Ham PL

two tied with 7

1.94, Kodai Senga, 2022 Softbank PL

2.11, Dicky Gonzalez, 2009 Yomiuri CL

2.13, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2006 Seibu PL

2.16, Kodai Senga, 2020 Softbank PL

2.30, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2005 Seibu PL

2.33, Terry Bross, 1995 Yakult CL

2.40, Shintaro Fujiyami, 2015 Hanshin CL

2.40, Eric Hillman, 1996 Chiba Lotte PL

2.49, Satoru Komiyama, 1997 Chiba Lotte PL

2.60, Satoru Komiyama, 1995 Chiba Lotte PL

2.60, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 1999 Seibu PL

2.61, Kazuhisa Ishii, 2000 Yakult CL

2.61, Kodai Senga, 2016 Softbank PL

2.64, Kodai Senga, 2017 Softbank PL

2.66, Hideo Nomo, 1992 Osaka Kintetsu PL

2.66, Kodai Senga, 2021 Softbank PL

2.75, Hisanori Takahashi, 2007 Yomiuri CL

2.76, Kazuhisa Ishii, 1995 Yakult CL

2.79, Kodai Senga, 2019 Softbank PL

2.83, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 2003 Seibu PL

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The pitcher whose name is in gold was Number One in each category; the pitchers listed in white finished Numbers Two through Ten, and the pitchers in light gray finished Eleven through Twenty.

Winning Percentage is presented on the basis of a minimum of 12 decisions. Earned Run Average is presented on the basis of a minimum of 135 innings pitched.